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The RideSafe Foundation was at the Oak Creek Elementary School bringing their message of safe ATV use to a state where one in five of all fatal ATV accidents involve children the age of 16, according to Director Kristen Almer.

By Vyto Starinskas March 30, 2024
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Spring is finally here, and the Verde Valley is getting ready to celebrate Easter with the community. With various events going on around the Verde Valley, it’s time to load the kids in the car for a day of fun.

By Paige Daniels March 29, 2024
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Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as the spring holidays approach, reflecting a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs for farmers.

By By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business Writer March 29, 2024
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Mingus Union High School Performance Choir competed March 26 at the Arizona chapter of the American Choral Directors Association’s state competition and was awarded the highest rank of Superior – Division 1.

March 28, 2024
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Several of the calls this week were from homeowners that have older homes, 25-50 years old without HVAC systems, and because of our weather fluctuations, they have been calling min-splits to help save on heating & cooling.

By Sandy Griffis March 26, 2024
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The Cottonwood Police Department announced that Sgt. Chad Sinn recently graduated as a member of the 289th session of the FBI National Academy.

March 25, 2024
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When Ben Burke moved to Sedona in 2018 with his family, he never dreamed that visiting a local food bank would result in a new passion and a job opportunity doing something he loves. Burke is now the executive director of Manzanita Outreach, a mobile food distribution provider operating throughout the Verde Valley.

By Cindy Cole March 23, 2024
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Despite the weather, the Pecan & Wine Festival last weekend went very well, according to Parks & Recreation Manager Michael Marshall.

By Verde Independent March 23, 2024
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Stellantis is recalling nearly 318,000 Dodge and Chrysler sedans worldwide because the side air bag inflators can explode with too much force and hurl metal fragments at drivers and passengers.

March 22, 2024
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Former heavyweight boxing champion “Iron Mike” Tyson has been at Cottonwood’s Verde Valley Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gym with owner Maynard Keenan getting ready for his nationally televised fight in AT&T Stadium in Texas.

By Vyto Starinskas March 21, 2024
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Restaurants, bars, stores, schools and shops making, selling or serving food always face the challenges of keeping the facility clean, safe and up to code and all its managers and workers certified.

By Verde Independent March 19, 2024
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Thousands were on hand as the 2-day airport dedication got started. "Curious, excited, spectators this afternoon were witness to thrilling aerial stunts, parachute jumps, and air races.

March 19, 2024
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The Greater Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce hosted a grand opening/ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 14, at the new Four 8 Fried Chicken in Old Town Cottonwood.

By Verde Independent March 19, 2024
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A powerful real estate trade group has agreed to do away with policies that for decades helped set agent commissions, moving to resolve lawsuits that claim the rules have forced people to pay artificially inflated costs to sell their homes.

By By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer March 17, 2024
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In the serene landscapes of the western United States, a silent crisis unfolds as the once-abundant western monarch population faces a perilous decline. Western monarchs, renowned for their remarkable migration spanning 3,000 miles, are facing unprecedented challenges.

By By Susan Van Norman, For The Independent March 16, 2024

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